Today we will be exploring the vast world of Web 2.0 for the classroom. We will be exploring ways that teachers have used free web tools in the classroom, as well as create our own spaces on the net. We will uncover resources for teachers that already have established networks of participants.
The popularity of the term Web 2.0, along with the increasing use of blogs, wikis, and social networking technologies, has led many in academia and business to coin a flurry of 2.0s,[14] including Library 2.0,[15] Social Work 2.0,[16]Enterprise 2.0, PR 2.0,[17] Classroom 2.0, Publishing 2.0, Medicine 2.0, and Government 2.0.[18]
Welcome Teacher!
Today we will be exploring the vast world of Web 2.0 for the classroom. We will be exploring ways that teachers have used free web tools in the classroom, as well as create our own spaces on the net. We will uncover resources for teachers that already have established networks of participants.Introduction
Vision of K-12 Students Today
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Frameworks for the 21st Century Learning
NETS for Students (National Education Technology Standards)
NETS for Teachers (National Education Technology Standards)
What is the New Web or Web 2.0?
"Web 2.0" refers to what was perceived as a second generation of web development and web design. It is characterised as facilitating communication, information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration on the World Wide Web. It has led to the development and evolution of web-based communities, hosted services, and web applications. Examples include social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs and folksonomies.
The popularity of the term Web 2.0, along with the increasing use of blogs, wikis, and social networking technologies, has led many in academia and business to coin a flurry of 2.0s,[14] including Library 2.0,[15] Social Work 2.0,[16]Enterprise 2.0, PR 2.0,[17] Classroom 2.0, Publishing 2.0, Medicine 2.0, and Government 2.0.[18]
Citations: Wikipedia
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